'Very Complex': The US Raid That Killed IS Chief
By early December United States (US) intelligence was certain: the man occupying the top floor of a nondescript house in Atme, northern Syria – who never left the premises, emerging only to bathe on the roof – was the head of the Islamic State (IS) group.In the White House Situation Room, a table-top model of the house was set up, and President Joe Biden was briefed on his options to neutralize Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, one of America's most wanted jihadist targets.US officials